Mechanical drive mechanism



May 2, 1950 J. M. LONG MECHANICAL DRIVE MECHANISM Filed Feb. 12, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR J'amw 2/4 fonq BY ATTORNEY May 2, 1950 J. M. LONG MECHANICAL DRIVE. MECHANISM Filed Feb. 12, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR J'am M. in

ATTORNEY Patented May 2, 1950 UNI T E ,S 5

emen -r QFFICE MEGHANKGAL DBIVFE MECHANISM .-poraticn of Nevada 'ApplicationFebruary 12, L946; Serial No; 646,974

. 2 Claims.

This invention has to do with a mechanical drivelmechanism or power transmission and itris :a-general object of :the (invention to provide a ::simp1e,; compact, effective mechanism: operable I either to. convert rotary movementintcoscillatory 'lmovernentor oscillatory movement into rotary 'movement.

Thereare numerous: situations where it isde- LSiIEd to convert rotary motion into oscillatory motiomwhile in other cases it is desired to con-ale vert oscillatory motion into-rotary motion. struc- .tures have heretofore been provided for these .purposes but as far as.I am aware they have generally been such .that they are. not-reversible to act in either manner, and theyare generally...

.; complicated; expensive and impracticalstructures :not, suitablecfor general use.

It is a general object of my pr sent invention to provide a mechanism of the general character above referred to whichis simple and din-i120 involves suitable bearings for theshaftsleadinesim into and out of the mechanism and the principal working bearing involved inthe mechanism =is alarge anti-friction bearing, highlyteficient ,in operation.

Another object 'of my present invention is 41-43335 provide a. .mechanism of the general character referred to involvin an arrangement and rela- ,tionship of parts whereby the mechanism can :be readily designed to produce or to be operated .by oscillation of the oscillatory shaft throughmg either a small angle or a wide angle.

The various objects and features of -1ny invention will be fullyunderstood from the following detailed descriptioncf a typical preferred form andapplication of the invention, through- .out which description reference is made :170 the accompanying drawings, in which:

'Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional View "of the mechanism that I have provided taken in the ,plane inwhich the two shafts of the HIECI'IQJIllSITIygQ ,lie and showingthe mechanism .in a position where theyo-ke ring on theoscillatory shaft :is in a mid. position. Fig.2 is adetailed transverse sectional view taken as. indicated. by linez 2-a-2 on Fig.1 showingthe rotating-shaft turnedwfifl" ass 2 irom the position shown in 'Fig. 1,- in whichposit-tionitheyoke ring is tilted to. one side. Fig3sis a detailed .sectional view taken as indicated by lines-a onFig. 2; and Fig. 4% is a detailed trans- -verse sectional "'evmsimilar to Fig.2 showing the rotating shaft operated through 180 from the position shown in Fig. 2,.in-Which casethe yoke ring is tilted in the oppositedirection.

.The mechan m that I haveprovided canbe carried out or incorporated in various forms and inlanyparticular application of themechanism variations and modifications may be made :to .hest suit the operating conditionsencountered. In the drawings I have, for purpose-0f example,

typical simple application-0i the invention and in that casethe mechanism involves, generally, a frame orhousing A, two bearing .means carried bythe housing in a common plane and atright'angles to eachother, one of which bear A eans I will refer to as the longitudinal earinguneans B and the other as the lateral hearing means .0. Themechanismfurther involves a-revolving shaft D carried'by thalateral bearingmeans C,.a head E on the shaftDwithin. the frame. or housingA; an oscillatory. shaft F carried by the. longitudinal bearing-means B,- -a yoke ring [Gearriedby .the shaft. F withinthe housing or framelA, and surrounding the headE, and drivemeans .5 between the head E and yoke ring G.

lithe frame. or.housing Ai is preferably a fabricated or built up structure and in the form shown it involves an elongate tubular body 50 and end plates ii that are. attached tothe ends of the body and form closures therefor. ..I have shown the endplates secured to the body-by screw .fasteners it so that they can he removed to facilitate access to thevinterior. of thehousing.

The longitudinal bearing means B involves one or more bearing members or bearing parts 43 harr ed bythe ends 2 i of the housing, preferably so that they are on an axis concentric with and parallel to that of the body i In the particular form of the invention illustratedthe oscillatory "shaft? has. two sections. X and Y, carried by: a bearing part 83 in each head ii, whereas itmay hethat, only. one shaft section is. desired, in which case the othermay-be eliminated and if it. is elimihated, its corresponding bearing may, oil course. be eliminated.

. The;lateralbearingmeans C involvesa-bearins-part iiprojecting laterallybf the body I0 on an axis normal to that of the bearing means .Band. intersecting that of the :bearingumeans .B withinlthe' housing A. .In athezdrawingsalfihave '13 shown the bearing parts l3 and l 4 as simple bushings whereas it is to be understood that they may, if desired, be anti-friction bearings or other more elaborate bearing means, as circumstances may require.

The revolving shaft D may be a simple plain shaft with a drive shaft or a driven shaft carried by the bearing i4 and projecting to the interior of the housing A.

The head E provided on the revolving shaft D is located within the housing A and although it may be varied widely in form and construction I prefer to form it integrally with the shaft and to form it so that it has but two simple parts, one an arm 26 and the other a trunnion 2i The arm 29 forms a coupling or mounting connecting the trunnion with the shaft so that the trunnion 2! is supported with its axis angularly related to the axes of the shafts D and F and intersecting the point at which the axes of the shafts D and F intersect. The degree of oscillation of the shaft F will depend upon the angularity of the trunnion El and where the oscillatory shaft is to move through an angle of 90 the trunnion 2! is located or pitched at an angle of 45 to the axis of the shaft D by which it is carried. It is further preferred that the arm 2%! supports the trunnion 2! so that it is exposed and carries the means H at the zone where the shafts D and F intersect.

The oscillatory shaft, as shown in the drawings, involves the two sections X and Y which enter the housing A from opposite directions or through opposite ends I l and it is preferred that the two shaft sections be tied rigidly together by the yoke ring G, as shown in the drawings.

In the particular construction shown in the drawings a yoke section 38 is mounted on the inner end of each section of the shaft F Within the housing A and the two yoke sections are coupled or joined together as by screw fasteners 3! so that they form a rigid continuous yoke ring extending between the shaft sections X and Y and surrounding the head and particularly the trunnion ill of the head. The yoke ring just described is made sufiiciently large and the arm 293 that supports the trunnion 25 is so shaped as to allow for free oscillation of the yoke ring in the housing through the desired angle.

The drive means H provided between the head E and the yoke ring G involves primarily a drive block or ring ill having external trunnions 4! by which it mounted in the yoke ring and having an internal bearing 62 by which it is coupled or related to the trunnion Hi. The block ring 40 is small enough to fit within the yoke ring with ample working clearance so that it can oscillate within the ring G and the trunnions 4| which project outwardly from the ring All to support it in the ring G are on an axis which intersects the point at which the axes of the shafts F and i2 intersect. It is preferred, in practice, to sup port the trunnicns s: in bearings so held between the sections as of the yoke ring G where they are secured together by the fastening means 3|.

The hearing 42 is preferably an anti-friction hearing such as a ball bearing designed to handle radial thrust as well as axial thrust in both directions, and it may involve an inner ring 50 carried on the trunnion 2!, an outer ring 5| held or mounted in the ring 49, and a plurality of balls 52 operating between the rings. The bearing just described serves to support the ring 40 on and concentric to the trunnion 2|. In practice a suitable retaining plate 6f! may be applied to ithe outer end of the trunnion 2| to hold the bearing in place thereon.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that in the mechanism that I have provided the various working or moving parts are on axes that intersect at a common point that I have designated in the drawings Z. It is to be observed that the axes of the shafts D and F intersect the point Z, that the axis of the trunnion 2| intersects the point Z, and that the axes of the trunnions ll intersect the point Z. With the arrangement and relationship of parts that I have provided and which I have described, power can be transmitted through the mechanism in either direction, that is, oscillatory motion imparted to the shaft F, for instance to either or both sections of the shaft F, will act through the mechanism to cause continuous rotation or rotary motion of the shaft D or continuous rotation of the shaft D will act through the mechanism to cause oscillation of the shaft F. It is believed that from the foregoing description of the arrangement and relationship of parts and from the illustration found in the accompanying drawings it will be apparent that as the shaft D turns the trunnion 2i turns bodily but not on its axis except at the point Z where the axis of the trunnion 2i intersects the central axis of the mechanism. When the mechanism is being driven from the shaft D it is the movement of the trunnion 2i which causes the yoke ring G to oscillate while the trunnion turns within the ring 40 and since the yoke ring is directly coupled to the shaft F the shaft sections F oscillate with the yoke ring. When the mechanism is operated in the opposite direction oscillation of the yoke ring G acts through the drive ring 40 so that the trunnion 2i is moved around or is turned so that the shaft D revolves.

Having described only a typical preferred form and application of my invention, I do not wish to be limited or restricted to the specific details herein set forth, but wish to reserve to myself any variations or modifications that may appear to those skilled in the art and fall within the scope of the following claims:

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A mechanism of the character described including, an elongate case having a side opening intermediate its ends, cover plates attached to the ends of the case closing the case and having aligned openings intersecting the axis of the side opening at a point within the case, a first shaft carried in the side opening and terminating in the case, a second shaft carried in the openings in the plates, a yoke in the second shaft and in the case and engaging the plates, a head fixed on the first shaft in the case, a trunnion projecting from the head and angularly related thereto and intersecting said point, a ring surrounding the trunnion and within the yoke, diametrically opposite projections on the exterior of the ring on an axis intersecting said point and rotatable in the yoke on an axis normal to that of the second shaft, and an annular anti-friction bearing having an inner race fixed on the trunnion and an outer race concentric in the ring.

2. A mechanism of the character described including, an elongate case having a side opening intermediate its ends, cover plates attached to the ends of the case closing the case and having aligned openings intersecting the axis of the side opening at a point within the case, a first shaft carried in the side opening and terminating in the case, a second shaft carried in the openings in 55 the plates, a yoke in the second shaft and in the case and engaging the plates, at head fixed on the first shaft in the case, a trunnion projecting from the head and angularly related thereto and intersecting said point, a ring surrounding the trunnion and within the yoke, diametrically opposite projections on the exterior of the ring on an axis intersecting said point and rotatable in the yoke on an axis normal to that of the second shaft, and an annular anti-friction hearing having an inner race fixed on the trunnion and an outer race concentric in the ring, the yoke having two like opposed sections fixed on parts of the second shaft, each section having spaced arms, and means releasably connecting the arms with the said projections held therebetween.

JAMES M. LONG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

Number 15 Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Ross Apr. 22, 1913 Skinner Oct. 7, 1913 Gough Jan. 21, 1930 Peterson May 16, 1939 Stiles Dec. 1'7, 1940 Miller Jan. 14, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain of 1903 

